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PKU Research Scholar Scholarship
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Date posted
October 14, 2025
Deadline
October 14, 2026
Study location
Beijing
Tuitions
Max: 3,320¥/month
Qualification
Doctorate Degree EngD / PhD (Eng) PhD / DPhil
Gender
All
Description
Candidate must have a doctoral degree or have the title of Associate Professor or higher. Research Scholars will be given access to the school’s resources and be allowed to cooperate with professors of the accepting college or department to conduct specific areas of research.
Application Prerequisites
Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens under the age of 55, have attained a doctoral degree or have the title of Associate Professor or higher. Any particular requirements in term of health should be informed in advance.
When to Apply
Research scholars enjoy flexible application dates and durations of research. The applications can be submitted anytime in spring or fall semester (except of legal holidays), and duration of study may be 1 semester, 1 year or a few months.Applications should be submitted at least 3 months in advance.
Application Process
1. Online Registration
1.1. Please register your details on http://www.studyatpku.com. Please fill in the application form and submit and also print a hardcopy for reference. Please pay the application fee.
2. Submit Application Materials
2.1. After completing the Peking University Application Form for International Students on-line please print and attach a passport-style photograph.
2.2. Certification of highest degree attained, and official academic transcripts (original documents or certified copies in Chinese or English)
2.3. Two letters from your referees. The referees should be professors or persons with relevant academic title. The recommendation letter must be original documents either in Chinese or English.
2.4. Certificate of Chinese proficiency level (if appropriate)
2.5. Research proposal (no less than 1000 characters, in Chinese or English)
2.6. One photocopy of your valid passport of information page (passport type must be ordinary)
Note: Two copies of the above application materials are required, one original one duplicate. Your applications documents will not be returned.
Application Fee
400 RMB, paid in cash, by Yinlian bank card or through online payment. Any other currency or travel check would not be accepted. The application fee is not refundable.
Note: Applications with incomplete materials or without the application fee will not be considered.
Admission
Admission will be determined by your proposed colleges or departments according to your academic achievements. Normally it takes 4 to 8 weeks to get the Letter of Admission after the application submitted. Most successful candidates have established prior contacts with the professors in their particular fields; anyone wishing to come for a Research Scholars is strongly advised to find a supervisor in advance.
Registration Period
Specified in the Letter of Admission
Research Fee
3,320 RMB/Month
Medical Insurance
Peking University’s regulations require that all international students must be medically insured throughout their entire planned period of study. Students are required to purchase the Comprehensive Insurance Plan of Foreign Students on the day of registration. Students who do not have valid medical insurance will not be allowed to register.
Accommodation Information
There are different types of housing facilities for international students at PKU. For information regarding Zhongguanxinyuan, you are welcome to visit http://pkugv.pku.edu.cn. For specific advice please contact 010-62752288.
Self-funded Students are required to find their own living accommodation. Please note that students who live off campus must register to the local police station within 24 hours.
Visa Information
Students admitted to PKU should apply for your visa at the Chinese Embassy/Consulate in your country with your letter of admission and JW202 form. International students who will study in China for over 6 months are required to obtain ‘X1’ Visa, which will only be valid for 30 days after your arrival in China. You must come to the International Students Division and apply for a Residence Permit within 30 days in order to obtain a legal status in China. Study period within 6 months are required to apply for X2 visa.
Contact Information
International Students Division, Office of International Relations
3rd Floor, New Sun Student Center
Peking University, Beijing 100871
People’s Republic of China
Telephone: (86-10)-6275 1230
Fax: (86-10)-6275 1233
E-mail: study@pku.edu.cn
Website: www.isd.pku.edu.cn
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Overview
Originated as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898, Peking University was China’s first national comprehensive university and the supreme education authority at the time. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, it has developed into a comprehensive university with fundamental education and research in both humanities and science. The reform and opening-up of China in 1978 has ushered in a new era for the University unseen in history. And its merger with Beijing Medical University in 2000 has geared itself up for all-round and vibrant growth in such fields as science, engineering, medicine, agriculture, humanities and social sciences. Supported by the “211 Project” and the “985 Project”, the University has made remarkable achievements, such as optimizing disciplines, cultivating talents, recruiting high-caliber teachers, as well as teaching and scientific research, which paves the way for a world-class university.
Peking University is a cradle of top-quality and creative students, a major source of cutting-edge science and knowledge innovation, and a key bridge for international exchange. It has six faculties, namely Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Science, Information Technology and Engineering, as well as Health Science. It consists of 55 schools and departments, 60 research entities, and ten affiliated hospitals. There are more than 48,600 students (including nearly 2,500 international students) as well as over 12,600 faculty and staff members including over 123 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Peking University stands at the forefront of global academic research and fosters talents that lead the world to the future. By refining its system of international education, it nurtures talents for and around the world. With undergraduate education as its cornerstone, it integrates general and professional education, creates a general education system that covers the entire undergraduate education, cultivates top-notch students of basic disciplines, and promotes cross-disciplinary programs, all in an effort to invigorate quality and efficient undergraduate education. It explores different approaches for educating different postgraduate students, equips them with cross-disciplinary knowledge and capabilities, optimizes disciplines and specialties, and establishes a postgraduate education system for developing first-rate leaders.
While devoted to teaching and research as always, Peking University is committed to developing cross-disciplinary education and seeking new ways to refine the disciplines towards the greater goal of building a human community with a shared future and meeting national strategic needs. It advances regional and country-specific studies to serve the Belt and Road Initiative and explores new academic research modes that offer China’s insight into the world. It is furthering the project of Clinical Medicine + X, planning the research in core carbon-neutral science and technology, bolstering the project of Digital Intelligence+ to empower traditional disciplines with digital intelligence, and boosting research in such emerging fields as digital humanities.
Since 1998, Peking University has received more than 110 heads of state and government, and other political dignitaries as well as nearly 30 Nobel laureates, partnered with nearly 400 universities and research institutions in more than 60 countries and regions, and cooperated closely with many world-class research universities. In May 2019, it released a document entitled “International Development Strategy of Peking University: In Pursuit of Global Excellence”. With a vision of innovation, openness, distinction and diversity and emphasis on leading and shaping cooperation, the University has advanced collaborated scientific research globally, cultivated world-class talents, created a global academic community, established unique paradigms for international exchange, evolved into an international intellectual pinnacle, and upgraded the system for global collaboration.
We welcome students and teachers of different countries and cultures to “Yan Yuan” (the campus of Peking University). Let us work together for cultural exchange, social progress and a community with a shared future.
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School size
5000+
Founded in
1898
Location
Beijing
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